Steve Waugh Sculpture Booklet

Basil Sellers Sports Sculptures Project
STEVE WAUGH
officially unveiled by
Mr Alan Jones AO
on Wednesday 5 January 2011
at the Sydney Cricket Ground
Steve Waugh AO
By any measure, Steve Waugh is one of
Aside from his statistical brilliance, Steve was
Australia’s greatest cricketers – a captain
a tough and uncompromising player and
who led by example. His tenacity inspired
leader who led from the front. He balanced
team mates when the situation was dire. He
his driven, on-field passion and commitment
stands tall in the pantheon of world cricket
with a deep respect for the game’s history
across all generations.
and traditions. The Test numbering on
players’ attire, now copied throughout the
Throughout a 20 year first class career, Steve
world, was his initiative. He ensured that an
played an Australian record of 168 Tests. He
Ashes side visited the Australian cemetery at
is the seventh highest run scorer (10,927
Gallipoli.
runs) in Test history. Only Ricky Ponting
and Allan Border have scored more runs for
After completing 10 first class games for
Australia.
NSW, Steve made his Test debut, aged 20,
against India in the Boxing Day Test at the
Steve captained Australia in 57 Tests. His
MCG in 1985. Steve initially struggled in
sides won 41 – at a success rate of 71.92 per
Test cricket and was not a permanent team
cent. No captain who has played more than
member until years later.
10 Tests has achieved such a proportion of
victories. Under his leadership, Australia won
In his 27th Test Steve scored the first of his
a world record 16 consecutive Tests.
32 Test centuries, a majestic 177 not out in
the first Ashes Test against England at Leeds
He played 325 ODIs, won two World Cups
in 1989. It proved to be a career lightning bolt
and scored 7,569 runs to be Australia’s
as he scored 152 not out in the second Test
fourth highest run-getter. His outstanding all
at Lord’s. He finished the series with 506 runs
round value is reflected by his 195 wickets.
at an average of 126.50.
Only Glenn McGrath, Brett Lee, Shane
Warne and Craig McDermott have taken
Four years later, Steve again bludgeoned
more ODI wickets for Australia.
the England bowling scoring 416 runs in the
series at an average of 83.20.
When his future was in doubt, Steve settled
Steve is the only Test cricketer to have
the matter here at the SCG in 2003. Steve
scored 150 against each Test playing nation.
reached a chanceless century off the final
delivery of the day when cracking off spinner
Apart from his on-field cricket exploits, there
Richard Dawson to the cover boundary
is much more to Steve Waugh. In his teens,
fence. A loyal SCG crowd went into raptures.
he and his twin brother Mark represented
NSW schools in football and were playing
In 46 Ashes Tests, Steve scored 3,200 Test
professionally with Sydney Croatia aged 16.
runs, including 10 centuries, at an average of
Steve was also selected in the Australian
58.18. Only Sir Donald Bradman (5,028 runs
Schoolboys team. A top flight football career
at an average of 89.78) performed better in
beckoned. Cricket won the day.
Ashes Tests.
While touring with Australian cricket teams,
Steve’s greatest innings was his highest
Steve became an author of a new genre
Test score of 200 reached against the West
– tour diaries. He established the Steve
Indies in the fourth and final Test in Kingston
Waugh Foundation which is committed
to win the match and recapture the Frank
to a coordinated approach to the service,
Worrell Trophy. That Test victory – against the
identification, treatment and research of
West Indies in the West Indies marked the
rare diseases to improve the quality of life of
beginning of Australia’a dominance in world
children, aged 0-25 years.
cricket.
In 2009, he was appointed to the Sydney
He played a pivotal role in Australia’s 1987
Cricket and Sports Ground Trust – the 10th
and 1999 World Cup success. Today, he is
former Australian cricket player to serve as
one of only four players to have scored more
a Trustee.
than 500 runs and take more than 25 wickets
in World Cup matches.
The Career of Steve Waugh
FULL NAME:
Stephen Rodger Waugh
DATE OF BIRTH:
June 2, 1965, Canterbury, Sydney, New South Wales
EDUCATION:
Panania Primary School; East Hills Boys Technology High School
BATTING STYLE:
Right hand middle order
BOWLING STYLE:
Right arm medium bowler
FIRST CLASS DEBUT:
NSW v Queensland, December 7-10, 1984
TEST DEBUT:
Australia v India, December 26-30, 1985
LAST TEST:
Australia v India at the Sydney Cricket Ground , January 2-6, 2004
HONOURS:
1988
Indian Cricket Cricketer of the Year
1988/89
Australian Cricket Media Association Player of The Year
1989 Wisden Cricketer of the Year
1994, 1997 South African Cricket Annual Cricketer of the Year
1997
Australian Living Treasure
1998
Australian Commonwealth Games
2000
Australian Sports Medal
2000/01
Wisden Australia Cricketer of the Year
2001
MCC Spirit of Cricket Award
2001
Allan Border Medal
2003
Appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)
2003
Inaugural Steve Waugh Medal
2004
Australian of the Year
2004
Sir Roden Cutler Medal
2008
Australian Olympic Team Athlete Liaison Officer
2009
ICC Cricket Hall of Fame
2009
Trustee, Sydney Cricket & Sports Ground Trust
The Career of Steve Waugh
STATISTICS
First Class Batting
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
100
50
Ct
St
356
551
88
24,052
216*
51.94
79
97
273
0
First Class Bowling
Mat
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
Ave
Econ
SR
5w
10
356
17,428
8,155
249
6/51
32.75
2.80
69.9
5
0
TEST CAREER BATTING
Batting
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
100
50
Ct
St
168
260
46
10,927
200
51.06
32
50
112
0
Mat
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
Ave
Econ
SR
5w
10
168
7,805
3,445
92
5/28
37.44
2.64
84.8
3
0
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
100
50
Ct
St
325
288
58
7,569
120*
32.90
3
45
111
0
Mat
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
Ave
Econ
SR
5w
10
325
8,883
6,761
195
4/33
34.67
4.56
45.5
0
0
Bowling
ODI
Batting
Bowling
The Series
RICHIE BENAUD OBE
Unveiled by HE Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO
Friday 4 January 2008
Sydney Cricket Ground
DALLY MESSENGER
Unveiled by The Hon Morris Iemma MP
Saturday 29 March 2008
Sydney Football Stadium
FREDERICK ROBERT SPOFFORTH
Unveiled by Mr Richie Benaud OBE
Monday 5 January 2009
Sydney Cricket Ground
TREVOR ALLAN OAM
Unveiled by Sir Nicholas Shehadie AC OBE
Saturday 6 June 2009
Sydney Football Stadium
PAUL ROOS
Unveiled by Mr Richard Colless AM
Saturday 29 August 2009
Sydney Cricket Ground
STAN McCABE
Unveiled by Mr Jack Clarke
Tuesday 5 January 2010
Sydney Cricket Ground
REG GASNIER AM
Unveiled by The Hon Kevin Greene MP
Sunday 8 August 2010
Sydney Football Stadium
PAUL KELLY
Unveiled by Mr John Cloney AM
Saturday 21 August 2010
Sydney Cricket Ground
KEN CATCHPOLE OAM
Unveiled by Mr John O’Neill AO
Wednesday 8 September 2010
Sydney Football Stadium
STEVE WAUGH AO
Unveiled by Mr Alan Jones AO
Wednesday 5 January 2011
Sydney Cricket Ground
Alan Jones AO
To borrow a cricket terminology, Alan
Manly to the first grade premiership in
Jones is an outstanding all-rounder.
1983. He was appointed Australian
rugby union coach in 1984 and guided
Best known as one of Australia’s finest
and most enduring radio broadcasters,
Alan’s contribution and influence to
the Wallabies to its first and only Grand
Slam beating England, Ireland, Wales
and Scotland on tour.
national life extends well beyond his
studio microphone and his listeners.
More history was created two years
later, when the Wallabies won the
A graduate of Queensland and Oxford
Universities and a former speech writer
and senior advisor to the former Prime
Bledisloe Cup series for the first time
in New Zealand when beating the All
Blacks 2-1.
Minister, Mr Malcolm Fraser, Alan
recently celebrated 25 years as a radio
In 1990, he switched to rugby league
broadcaster.
coaching, without a fee, for the Balmain
Tigers before being appointed Director
In the world of sport, Alan’s contribution
of Football at South Sydney in 1993.
has been immense across coaching
and administration. His knowledge of all
Elsewhere in sport, Alan was the long
sports is encyclopedic. He has been a
serving former Deputy Chairman of the
valued mentor to dozens of Australia’s
Australian Sports Commission between
finest sportsmen and women.
1998 and 2008. He continues to serve
as Deputy Chairman of the NSW
Although he excelled at tennis as a
junior, it was in rugby union where he
rose to international fame after coaching
Institute of Sport.
Away from sport, Alan has been a tireless
Alan’s other distinguished awards have
and generous supporter of community
been: 1988 Member of the Order of
groups and charities. He was appointed
Australia for services to rugby union;
to the SCG Trust in 1988.
2001 Centenary Medal for service to the
broadcasting industry and to sport; 2001
Alan was awarded Australian Radio Talk
Personality of the Year in 1990, 1991,
1992, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999,
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and
2005. Additionally, he was recognised
as Australia’s Radio Best Current Affairs
Commentator in 1991, 1992, 1993,
1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001,
2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005.
He was presented with the Advance
Australia Award – Services to the
Community in 1993 and awarded the
inaugural Sir Roden Cutler Medal for
Services to the Community in 2003.
After 2005, Alan requested that his
name not be put forward for further
awards.
Australian Sports Medal for services to
rugby union and sports administration;
2004 Officer of the Order of Australia
for service to the community as a
supporter of and fundraiser for a wide
range of not-for-profit organisations, to
the media, and to sports administration.
Basil Sellers AM The Benefactor
Basil Sellers is regarded as one of Australia’s
Basil is a founder of the Bradman Museum in
finest businessmen. He is a noted and
Bowral. He funded a respite facility in Moruya
generous philanthropist.
for Australian Institute of Sport athletes.
Born in India before migrating to Australia
In art, Basil funded the bi-annual Moruya
in 1948, Basil is regarded as the corporate
Basil Sellers Art Prize. The bi-annual Basil
world’s “turnaround king”, making a career
Sellers Sporting Art Prize at the University of
breathing life into ailing companies.
Melbourne, in association with the Ian Porter
Museum of Art, was launched in 2008.
He has served as chief executive and major
shareholder in companies such as Linter
His brother Rex Sellers, a leg spinner, toured
Group Ltd and Gestetner PLC and AFP
England under Bob Simpson in 1964. He
Ltd which held a major investment in Elders
played a Test Match against India in Calcutta.
Ltd (now Foster’s Brewing) as well as in
He is a Life Member of the South Australian
broadcast media and mineral resources.
Cricket Association.
His interest and involvement in sport and the
arts has been vast and significant over many
decades.
After
representing
South
Australia
in
basketball, Basil was owner of the Newcastle
basketball team (1984-87). He is a Life
Member and former director of Cricket NSW
and a long-time supporter of the Sydney
Swans AFL team.
The Sydney Swans Football Centre at the
SCG is named in his honour.
Terrance Plowright The Sculptor
Terrance Plowright has worked in fine arts
His Sydney 2000 Olympic sculptures reside
for 26 years and has undertaken some of the
in the USA, Singapore, Paris, Tokyo, London
largest fine art commissions in Australia.
and in all states of Australia.
Terrance is responsible for the sculpture
His most notable works in Australia are:
of Richie Benaud, the inaugural subject in
• Dancing Brolga Fountain
Cockle Bay, Darling Harbour
the Basil Sellers Sports Sculptures Project,
Rugby Union great, Trevor Allan, cricket
legend, Stan McCabe and legend of Rugby
• Convict Memorial
Echo Point, Katoomba
League, Reg Gasnier.
• Wings of Spirit
Twin Waters, Queensland
Terrance grew up in the St George district
• Mirrored Stillness, Dancing Streams
Deutsche Bank, Sydney
supporting the Dragons during their run of
11 consecutive premierships in the 1950s
and 1960s. He played cricket at a junior
representative level where his captain was
• The Dance
Perth Hospital, Western Australia
• Cobar Miner
Cobar, New South Wales
former Australian leg spinner Kerry O’Keeffe.
• Silence
Adelaide Airport, South Australia
Terrance is a distant relative of former
• Emergence
Hunter Street, Newcastle
Australian Test cricketer Alan Kippax. His full
name is Terrance Kippax Plowright.
• Surf Lifesaver
Wollongong, New South Wales
• Sir Henry Parkes
Parkes, New South Wales
Further, his family tree extends into Alan
Davidson’s family tree. Terrance’s aunt, Gene
Terrance is currently working on a major four
Burrows, is a cousin to Betty Davidson, wife
and a half metre stainless steel contemporary
of former Test all-rounder Alan Davidson.
commission
for
Bondi
Junction,
plus
two 10-metre high steel sculptures for
Terrance featured in the NRL’s 2010 television
campaign telling fans from his Wentworth
Falls studio: “This season, many of you will
see a thing of beauty.” He has large sculptural
works in New Zealand, Bangladesh and
throughout Australia.
Williamstown in Victoria. He is also creating
a four metre contemporary stainless steel
sculpture to be the centrepiece for Gough
Whitlam Park in Sydney.
The Making of the Steve Waugh Sculpture
It took sculptor Terrance Plowright approximately seven months to produce the 350kg Steve
Waugh sculpture.
Below is an outline of the creation and casting in bronze of Stan using the “Lost Wax” technique.
1.
The selection of the pose, design and
3.
armature was built making a substantial
runners, feeders and air vents added,
stick form figure. The armature was
then dipped into a fine ceramic shell
further developed with bird wire forming
mixture and dried for 24 hours. This
a rough body shape over which oil
process was repeated daily for a week.
7.
kiln, heated to around 1100 degrees
over a few months.
which extracted the wax from the
mould as well as firing it. While hot,
Terrance formed up the entire figure with
the shell mould was placed into a
receptacle surrounded by hot sand or
head to work on it separately, inserting
ball bearings. Molten bronze was then
it on the body a number of times during
poured into the mould.
carving.
When the clay was finished, a silicone
8.
and final detailing commenced. When
fibreglass backing mould was applied.
completed, the entire figure was glass
On completion, the fibreglass backing
bead blasted, cleaned and made ready
and rubber mould was dismantled,
for patination, the process of burning
cut into sections, cleaned and bolted
chemicals into the surface of the bronze
back together and set ready for casting
to provide subtle colourings.
waxes.
The wax was cast and cooled overnight.
The mould was then taken to pieces
and the cast wax removed. The entire
Bronze runners and feeders were
discarded and the work welded together
rubber mould was made before a
5.
The moulds were then placed into a
Shaping and carving was undertaken
a plain generic head, then removed the
4.
The wax sections were then taken
to the foundry. Each piece had wax
based clay was smeared.
2.
6.
age of Steve was determined. A steel
9.
The figure was then waxed, scrubbed
and sprayed with a clear lacquer before
installation.
sculptural figure was then re-built in
wax, detailed and cut into six sections.
Henry Mulholland is the Arts Advisor to the Trust on this Project.
The Trust acknowledges Henry’s invaluable assistance.